


Tropical Weather Discussion
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
261 AXNT20 KNHC 101030 TWDAT Tropical Weather Discussion NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL 1215 UTC Sun Aug 10 2025 Tropical Weather Discussion for North America, Central America Gulf of America, Caribbean Sea, northern sections of South America, and Atlantic Ocean to the African coast from the Equator to 31N. The following information is based on satellite imagery, weather observations, radar and meteorological analysis. Based on 0600 UTC surface analysis and satellite imagery through 1000 UTC. ...TROPICAL WAVES... An eastern Atlantic tropical wave is along 20W, southward from 16N, moving W at around 10 kt. A 1006 mb low pressure...AL97... is along the wave axis at 13N. Numerous strong convection is noted from 06N to 17N between 16W and 24W. A broad area of fresh to strong SW winds are impacting waters S and E of the wave, and rough seas are occurring in the vicinity of these winds. Environmental conditions appear conducive for gradual development of this low, and a tropical depression is likely to form by the middle of latter portion of this week while moving WNW at 10 to 15 kt across the eastern and central tropical Atlantic. Locally heavy rainfall and gusty winds are possibly today and Monday across portions of the Cabo Verde Islands. There is a low chance of tropical formation over the next 48 hours and a high chance in the next 7 days. A central Atlantic tropical wave has an axis along 51W, southward from 22N, moving W at 10 to 15 kt. A 1014 mb low pressure center...AL96...is beginning to separate from this wave as it is being pulled northward by an upper level trough north of the wave. The low center is around 23N50W this morning. Scattered moderate to isolated strong convection is noted from 21N to 28N between 48W and 52W. Some fresh winds and moderate seas are noted N and E of the low as well. The tropical wave will continue moving westward away from the low early this week. The low will move northward, with no tropical development expected over the next two days due to dry air surrounding it. However, some gradual development is possible during the middle of the week over the central Atlantic, and there is a low chance of tropical formation over the next 7 days. ...MONSOON TROUGH/ITCZ... The monsoon trough enters the Atlantic near 17N16.5W and continues southwestward to AL97 near 13N20W to 07N40W. The ITCZ extends from 08.5N50.5W to 12.5N60W. Scattered moderate isolated strong convection is noted from 04N to 09N between 24W and 40W, and scattered moderate convection is noted from 09N to 14N between 56W and 61W. ...GULF OF AMERICA... A surface trough that extends SW offshore the Florida Big Bend about 100 nm is inducing scattered moderate to strong convection offshore Florida. Convection offshore Cuba and in the Florida Straits and Bay of Campeche has dissipated early this morning. Elsewhere, ridging from a 1015 mb high pressure in the central Gulf is leading to gentle anticyclone winds across the basin with seas of less than 3 ft. For the forecast, showers and thunderstorms in association with a low pressure trough may persist offshore Florida into Mon. Elsewhere, weak high pressure will continue to dominate the weather pattern across the Gulf waters through the middle of the week, supporting mostly gentle to moderate winds and slight to moderate seas. Fresh NE winds may pulse Mon night and Tue night west of the Yucatan Peninsula as a daily trough moves westward offshore into the Bay of Campeche each evening. ...CARIBBEAN SEA... The pressure gradient between the Colombian low and subtropical ridging is leading to a moderate to fresh tradewind regime over most of the basin, with the highest winds over the south-central and southwest basin, and some light to gentle winds in the lee of Cuba and south of 10N in the SW Caribbean to the south of the eastern extension of the East Pacific Monsoon Trough. This feature is leading to scattered moderate convection. Convection that had been between Jamaica and Cuba has dissipated overnight. Seas are mainly 3 to 5 to ft, with some 5 to 7 ft seas in the south-central and SW basin, seas of less than 3 ft in the NW Caribbean. For the forecast, high pressure north of basin combined with low pressure over Colombia will support fresh to locally strong winds and moderate to rough seas over the waters just offshore Venezuela and Colombia into mid week, mainly at night. Winds are likely to increase slightly starting Wed as the pressure gradient increases and a tropical wave passes the region. In the Gulf of Honduras, moderate to fresh winds will pulse mainly at night into Thu. ...ATLANTIC OCEAN... Refer to the TROPICAL WAVES section above for details on the tropical waves moving across the basin. A deep layer trough over Florida is leading to scattered moderate to strong convection within about 100 nm of the Florida coast. A pair of weak troughs S and E of the Bahamas is leading to scattered moderate convection N of 25N between 60W and 68W. W of 55W, mainly gentle winds and seas of 3 to 5 ft dominate. To the east, fresh NE winds and seas of 7 to 10 ft prevail. For the forecast west of 55W, a trough of low pressure over Florida will bring scattered thunderstorms to nearby waters into Mon. A mostly stalled frontal boundary will remain just N of the region between the Carolinas and Bermuda through the early part of the week. Looking ahead, a tropical wave in the eastern Atlantic is expected to move WNW this week and may approach portions of area waters NE of the Leeward Islands during the middle to latter portions of the week. Low pressure is expected to form in association with this tropical wave, and a tropical depression may form by mid to late week. Regardless of tropical formation, increasing winds and seas from this system are likely to enter area waters by late Wed. $$ Konarik